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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+""" Template python check"""
+"""dependencys:
+- pip3 install nagiosplugin
+- pip3 install argparse
+- pip3 install git+https://github.com/heinemml/CO2Meter
+or 
+- pip3 install git+https://git.ao-it.net/python/CO2Meter
+"""
+
+__version__     = '0.2.0'
+__author__      = 'anima'
+
+# imports
+import logging
+import argparse
+import nagiosplugin
+from time import sleep
+from os import path
+import re
+import subprocess
+import socket
+import json
+
+# log settings
+logging.basicConfig(format='[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s %(message)s', level=logging.INFO)
+
+
+class AirQ:
+    def __init__(self, run_mode: str, server: str = None, port: int = 4554):
+        self.temp   = None
+        self.co2    = None
+        self.device = None
+        self.server = server
+        self.port   = port
+
+        match run_mode:
+            case 'local':
+                self.get_usb_dev()
+                self.get_local_data()
+            case 'server':
+                self.get_usb_dev()
+                self.run_server()
+            case 'client':
+                self.run_client()
+
+    def run_server(self):
+        s = socket.socket()
+        s.bind(('', self.port))
+        s.listen(1)
+        while True:
+            self.get_local_data()
+            c, addr = s.accept()
+            data = {"co2": self.co2, "temp": self.temp}
+            c.send(str(json.dumps(data)).encode())
+            c.close()
+        s.close()
+
+    def run_client(self):
+        s = socket.socket()
+        s.connect(('127.0.0.1', self.port))
+        data = json.loads(s.recv(1024).decode())
+        if 'co2' in data.keys():
+            self.co2 = data['co2']
+        if 'temp' in data.keys():
+            self.temp = data['temp']
+
+    def get_usb_dev(self) -> bool:
+        """search the airq usb device
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if device path found
+        """
+
+        search_string = '04D9:A052'
+        # search_string = '04d9:a052' # maybe lowercase on some systems ?
+        # search_string = '[Holtek USB-zyTemp]' # alt but unknown if all systems print this in log
+        matches = list()
+        command = ["journalctl", "-k", "--no-pager"] # maybe --reverse to get newst first ? # alternative: dmesg 
+        pattern = re.compile(r'hidraw\d{2}')
+        ## get kernel logs
+        result = subprocess.run(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, text=True)
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            return False
+        
+        ## search in log for usb device
+        lines = result.stdout.splitlines()
+        for line in lines:
+            if search_string in line:
+                matches = pattern.findall(line)
+                break
+        
+        ## search in found log line the usb name and verify path exists
+        if len(matches) > 0:
+            dev_path = f'/dev/{matches[0]}'
+            if path.exists(f'/dev/{matches[0]}'):
+                self.device = f'/dev/{matches[0]}'
+                return True
+        else: return False
+
+    def get_local_data(self) -> bool:
+        # load only if need (in client mode not needed)
+        from CO2Meter import CO2Meter
+
+        if self.device is None: 
+            return False
+        resp = {}
+        sensor = CO2Meter(self.device)
+        while not all(key in resp.keys() for key in ['co2', 'temperature']):
+            sleep(1)
+            resp = sensor.get_data()
+
+        self.co2    = resp['co2']
+        self.temp   = resp['temperature']
+        return True
+        
+
+class AirQCO2Resource(nagiosplugin.Resource):
+    def __init__(self, airq) -> None:
+        self.airq = airq
+
+    def probe(self) -> list:
+        """read from airq the co2 value
+        
+        Returns:
+            list[nagisplugin.Metric]: multiple metric elements (yield)
+        """
+        return nagiosplugin.Metric(name='airq_co2', value=int(self.airq.co2), context='scalar_context')
+
+
+class AirQTempResource(nagiosplugin.Resource):
+    def __init__(self, airq) -> None:
+        self.airq = airq
+
+    def probe(self) -> list:
+        """read from airq the temperature value
+        
+        Returns:
+            list[nagisplugin.Metric]: multiple metric elements (yield)
+        """
+        return nagiosplugin.Metric(name='airq_co2', value=float(self.airq.temp), context='scalar_context')
+
+
+def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
+    """evaluates given arguments
+
+    Returns:
+        argsparse.Namespace: Namespace Object with all arguments insert (use: args.long_name_of_argument)
+    """
+    argp = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    # Default args
+    argp.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='count', default=0,
+        help='increase output verbosity (use up to 3 times)')
+    argp.add_argument('-H', '--hostname', default='localhost',
+        help='IP address or hostname of device to query')
+    argp.add_argument('-t', '--timeout', default=30,
+        help='abort execution after TIMEOUT seconds')
+    argp.add_argument('-m', '--check_mode',
+        choices=[
+            'co2',
+            'temp',
+            'server',
+            'client',
+        ], default='local',
+        help='check mode to run')
+
+    # Nagios args / see https://nagios-plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html#THRESHOLDFORMAT
+    argp.add_argument('-w', '--warning', default=':80',
+        help='warning threshold')
+    argp.add_argument('-c', '--critical', default=':90',
+        help='critical threshold')
+
+    ## AirQ args
+    argp.add_argument('-A', '--airq_mode', 
+            choices=[
+            'local',
+            'client',
+        ], default='local',
+        help='set mode for airq class')
+    argp.add_argument('-S', '--airq_server', default='localhost',
+        help='ip or hostname of airq server')
+    argp.add_argument('-P', '--airq_port', default=4554,
+        help='port of airq server')
+    args = argp.parse_args()
+    return args
+
+# @nagiosplugin.guarded(verbose=0)
+def main():
+    args = parse_args()
+    if args.verbose >= 3:
+        logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+    if args.check_mode != 'server':
+        airq = AirQ(run_mode=args.airq_mode, server=args.airq_server, port=args.airq_port)
+    check = None
+
+    # dice which check will be run bases on check_mode
+    match args.check_mode:
+        case 'co2':
+            check = nagiosplugin.Check(
+            AirQCO2Resource(airq=airq),
+            nagiosplugin.ScalarContext(name='scalar_context', warning=args.warning, critical=args.critical),
+            nagiosplugin.Summary())
+            check.name = "CO2"
+        case 'temp':
+            check = nagiosplugin.Check(
+            AirQTempResource(airq=airq),
+            nagiosplugin.ScalarContext(name='scalar_context', warning=args.warning, critical=args.critical),
+            nagiosplugin.Summary())
+            check.name = "Temperature"
+        case 'server':
+            airq = AirQ(run_mode=args.check_mode, server=args.airq_server, port=args.airq_port)
+        case _:
+            raise nagiosplugin.CheckError(f'Unknown check mode: {args.check_mode}')
+
+    if check is not None:
+        check.main(args.verbose, args.timeout)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
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